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    CVE-2008-5178

    Heap-based buffer overflow in Opera 9.62 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file:// URI. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2008-5680.

    Published:Nov 20, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 20, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.38814
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Opera
    Product
    Opera

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
    http://osvdb.org/49882
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32752
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
    http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-11/0110.html
    http://osvdb.org/49882
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32752
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34294
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-30.xml
    http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/922/
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32323
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3183
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46653
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7135

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High